Search results for "Antibiotics"
How to manage sinusitis, CAP in outpatients
It might require a little detective work before offering a cure to patients with common outpatient infections such as sinusitis and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/07/sinusitis.htm
1 Jul 2016
Context affects physicians' antimicrobial prescribing decisions, study finds
Context can play a role in whether physicians decide to prescribe antimicrobials, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/07/7.htm
7 Aug 2012
New ACP ethics case study available
ACP's case study “Stewardship of Health Care Resources: Responding to a Patient's Request for Antibiotics” is now available online through Medscape.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/20/6.htm
20 Nov 2012
MKSAP Quiz: ear pain following URI
Younger whites only group to see more noncardia stomach cancer
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/11/3.htm
11 May 2010
‘UTI’ an overused diagnosis in the era of the microbiome
An evolving understanding of urinary tract infections has led one expert to describe them as an “ambiguous, expansive, overused diagnosis” that can lead to the myriad harms of antibiotic overtreatment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/02/uti-an-overused-diagnosis-in-the-era-of-the-microbiome.htm
1 Feb 2018
ACP Hospitalist is online and coming to your mailbox
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist is now online, featuring stories on partial DNRs, antibiotic stewardship and ICU care, plus more.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/21/8.htm
21 Jun 2011
MKSAP Quiz: 5-day history of a lesion
A 31-year-old woman is evaluated for a 5-day history of a nonpainful cutaneous lesion on the back of her left hand. She works as a packer in a parcel distribution center. She does not recall injury to this area and reports no unusual employment or recreational exposures. She has not had fever, cough, shortness of breath, headache, chest discomfort, or gastrointestinal symptoms. Yesterday, two coworkers were evaluated for similar lesions. Her husband has recently been prescribed an antibiotic after being diagnosed with a “boil” from which methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was cultured. Her only medication is an oral contraceptive pill. What is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/02/mksap-quiz-5-day-history-of-a-lesion.htm
1 Feb 2018
Azithromycin associated with more cardiac, all-cause mortality
Taking azithromycin can increase one's risk of cardiovascular death, especially for patients who have a high baseline risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/22/5.htm
22 May 2012
Miserable symptoms mark chronic sinusitis
Chronic sinusitis, an illness that can feel as symptomatically miserable as congestive heart failure or rheumatoid arthritis, is often misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed. But distinctive clues can lead internists to deliver the right treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/sinusitis.htm
1 Jan 2011
Problems and potential with probiotics
Probiotics are becoming more prevalent in both consumer and health care settings, but the excitement is tempered by problems, including how to define what is and what isn't one.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/problems-and-potential-with-probiotics.htm
1 Jan 2018